In this Issue: The Future is Here! Offshore Wind is Providing Clean Energy to New England Right Now; Election Season is coming! Are you registered to vote?; Your Guide to Zero Waste Take-Out Dining in Massachusetts; Make Way for Ducklings! (And Kids’ Health!); World Asthma Day: Fighting for Asthma Support and Solutions in Springfield, MA; The Youth Action Collaborative is Building a Generation of Environmental Leader; The 2026 Legislative Session Ended, but the Work Continues; Meet the 2026 Rhode Island Environmental Champions; Meet the Zero Waste Hydration Summer Road Show; National Updates
No region in Massachusetts is unaffected by the PFAS crisis. Massachusetts residents didn’t cause the problem, but we are shouldering the costly burden of paying for the cleanup - $1.4billion and counting...
In This Issue: Looking Forward - Making a Difference to Elect Pro-Environmental Candidates | Clean Water Rollback | Protecting Drinking Water from Oil and Gas Wastewater Pollution | No Denying Climate Change Town Hall Series | Honoring Excellence in Lead Service Line Replacement | State Updates
Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 15,000 chemicals widely used in consumer products and industrial processes. Toxic at very low levels, these chemicals are already in the blood of 98% of Americans and are contaminating Massachusetts drinking water, rivers, lakes, oceans, soil, plants and wildlife. Learn about 2026 legislation to protect our water and health from PFAS!